The Great Big GADC 7th Birthday Challenge and Treasure Hunt!

Blue tents at an athletics track.

1 point

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That’s why we check the history of authorship on each article :slight_smile:

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For the blue side tank engine valiantly not dressing up as Thomas (except on special occasions)

2 points

https://www.bkrailway.co.uk/events

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makes note not to use the handle DroneGeek on Wikipedia :rofl:

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Good plan, Ian …

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18. Birthday Rainbow Quickshots - easy subjects- although they must be taken on or after the specified start date.

  • Week 3 Starting August 4th - 5 or more Yellow pub or cafe umbrellas in one shot

Bridgwater - 28/8/24 - 13:05

Mini 3 pro

1 point claimed

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Seven trees - exactly seven, obviously isolated from any others

  • Bonus for both deciduous and evergreen trees in same clump of seven

Taunton 28/8/24 - 2 points claimed

Mini 3 Pro

The tree in the middle is alive and exists - albeit very thin and struggling. It has some berries on it.

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Thank you for getting the pub staff to only open the yellow umbrellas to make it easier for us to see them and not get confused with the others :slight_smile:

1 point

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13. A sports ground

  • Bonus for a game or match in progress
  • Bonus if the game or match is professional i.e. paid players and the public are charged an admission fee. Proof required,

Basildon United Football Club, 31/08/2024, DJI Mini 3 Pro

Emirates FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round - Basildon United vs Biggleswade, Attendance 96, Final Score 0-1

Basildon United FC – One Community. One Club.

I think the tickets were Ā£10 but I didn’t buy one, I’m hoping that the football fans on here will be able to confirm that this was correct.

Can I have 3 points please.

In the background is Basildon Rugby FC, Basildon II vs Pegasus, not sure what the score was for that one as it doesn’t display on their website like it does on Basildon United.

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We can confirm you are correct because we actually delved around in the link that you sent and came up with https://www.basildonunited.co.uk/admission-prices/

Or perhaps we could split it, 2 for you and one to us for finding proof of the admission price?

Oh, alright then. Three (grudgingly given) points :slight_smile:

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Like the supposed tree we are also struggling. What are you calling "the tree in the middle? Oneof these:

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or this?

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We need a somewhat better picture to make a decision, a picture or two at ground level and closeup would be beneficial.

this one - not sure I do - so feel free to rule it out.

We always used to call that the Onion behind. (partially cut off)

A friend used to be the chairman of Biggleswade - he has probably moved on now.

We are going to reject the picture entirely. So that means you are free to photograph it again, preferably from a different angle and somewhat closer. And supply a couple of ground pictures if necessary for clarification.

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10. A builders’ merchant.

  • Bonus for a customer’s truck being loaded
  • Bonus for the merchant’s truck being loaded or unloaded. The company name or logo must be clearly visible
  • Bonus for a forklift being used to load or unload

The customers truck with the trailer at the rear is being loaded - but like the tree is hard to see.

So either one or two points.

Taunton - 28th August 2024 @ 07:14

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Ian @DroneGeek It is still known as the onion, as kids we used to use that land mark to know where we were in relation to getting home for tea in time :rofl:

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We have run it through the same enhancing hardware and software that is used by police forces worldwide and the answer above just allows the second point!

2 points for Travis Perkins

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If they can keep @PingSpike occupied for the next 30 minutes I’ll finish this and you lot can photograph it. What? Then wash off before he gets back? Nobody said anything about water-soluble paint … !

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Funny you should say that!

I did see a few people painting his campervan a purpleish colour. A drone or two was seen flying close.

However, they forgot that it had to be done after midnight!

Meanwhile I have spotted a violet car in the car park at the hotel in Corby.

We have let down all four tyres in a hope it will remain until after midnight.

All part of my cunning plan!

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